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| So dramatic episode but it was fun. I'm glad they're one team again. I just felt bad for Rei watching them. They all saw the light and they're Free! Lol, Rin practicing to introduce himself. Is Haru gonna say "I'm Free"? Its a cliffhanger haha Everyone is happy now and Smiling :) I'll watch the 2nd season right after it finish. |
n-anashii said: Very enjoyable and the final picture at the end really made me smile. Yeah, they're all happy, except Haru haha |
| The last episode was awesome! I hope the second season wiil be great than the first one. Rei, Rin, Nagisa, Makoto and Nanase, I'm looking to see you soon :) |
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| Wow. Oh the drama. What did I just watch? Poor Rei. "And after that emotional performance, you were disqualified." XD Best line in the whole show. |
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| Well that was a rather predictable ending to a predictable, but otherwise fun, show. For what this was worth, it did accomplish everything it set out to do and for that I enjoyed it. I do think Rei deserves a break though. The kid has clearly been trying his best and quite literally took one "for the team." I don't entirely understand Rin's reasoning even now, but all seems well and Haru seems to be forgiving, so I guess it's okay. 6/10 Will probably watch the next after I take a break from all these high school dramatics. |
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| This anime teaches us about friendship ! i love it, and the moment when Rin joined the relay with Haru and the others i was like, is that even legal ? well at the end they got disqualified but they made a good memory and that brought them back together, This show is all about FRIENDSHIP not Yaoi, guys please learn the difference Overall score 7/10, now onto the 2nd season ! |
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| I dropped this show many times before I reach 6th episode. But after episode 7 I just can't stop watching it until finished, lol. I love the drama and the comedies from episode 7 onwards (I felt too much useless pandering before that episode). It's a nice show. Not many sports show that give us "Winning isn't everything" message in the end. Definitely not the best sport anime but I still love it for giving that. Lol can't imagine Samezuka's swimmers' face when they see Rin in Iwatobi's line. (EHHH U WOT MATSUOKAAA?! DAMN U TRAITOR BASTARD 0A0 .....they will likely be disqualified tho.) |
| Thank God they saved that ending by disqualifying them, would of felt so forced if they didn't. Feel they could of gone about it different though :P Feel sorry for Rei but hopefully he plays a bigger part in season 2!! |
| That Nitori was so annoying whole season >_< Nice Rin is back :) |
| Ah, such a great ending! I had so many emotions during this episode, but I was so happy when Rin turned to his childhood-self. I felt very sorry for Rei and that gray-haired Rin's teammate thought. But everything's well that ends well! Season 2, here I come!! |
| Yeah the anime was full of yaoi references (that was a gaymove), but if you are a man you endure it and value the good moments, because let's be honest, it had plenty. 8/10 for me, it made me smile even if it wasn't meant for the male fanbase. |
| Can't go wrong with so much fanservice <3. |
| This was a fun last episode for this anime. It has managed to live beyond my expectations as a swimming anime. The animation was fluid (hahaha) and beautiful to watch the motions of swimming like the strokes and kicks. Also, seeing Rin cry was hilarious. |
| Nice ending for this anime. Not into sports, but gave this a try for a change. I didn't expect that much drama for the anime though, so I think it was great on how they wrap up everything in the end. As a guy, I agree with some post here. Some people don't understand friendship between men. I can totally relate to characters like Rei. I just remember my swimming PE before. Swimming is really fun ^^ Since I started late, might as well pick the Season 2 and then Kuroko afterwards. Sports anime isn't bad afterall :) Lastly, I like how KyoAni do their thing. I first remember Haruhi Suzumiya. It was damn good! |
RaysterAug 25, 2015 3:17 AM
| I love swimming and that was the main reason I watched the show but it ended up being very average and generic. Characters were flat and cliche and plot didn't really progress well and was very predictable (well this kind of show usually sticks to the popular generic formula to keep the fans happy and sell well and I think Free! manages to hit all the right buttons in that regard and keep the target audience happy) but I really think they could have done more with this platform and budget and still attract the main audience's attention. So in my opinion, they ended up being lazy and just did the bare minimum necessary to make money, which is sad. Despite all that, the animation/production was great as expected from KyoAni. 5/10 |
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| There were a lot of wtf moments in this for me lol It was so funny seeing the illusions xD |
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| "For the team" THE FEELS. THE FEELS IN THIS EPISODE. I need more Makoto. 7.5/10. Not bad for a swimming anime. Will watch season two asap. I honestly expected Free! to have more swimming than talking, but whatever. Next will be Kuroko no Basuke, and then Haikyuu. Hopefully I'll be into sports anime in the future. |
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| Awesome right and awesome race! <3 Rin is sexy <3 |
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| this was the most predictable episode ever, but even being that, it was a nice ending for a very good series. i can say i love free! and its characters to pieces [some more, some less, but all of them. maybe not nitori, though] and i'm gonna rewatch this again and again knowing that i'll get this same warm feeling when i end it every time. <3 [and i can't believe i actually teared up to this episode. never admitting that.] |
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| I'm still curious why Rin's teeth are sharp. Anyway, this anime isn't that bad. The ending got me smiling. :) |
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| All happy and ate partridges....ummm desquialificated!!! i thinkwas a small punishment!!! But this is anime, and don´t reality!!!! This first season was boring, and this last episode was a fairy tail!!!! 4/10. |
| I'm done rewatching and I cried even harder why. xdd My first score was 6/10 but after rewatching it's 7/10. I love them so much. |
 "Please stop talking about math when I'm eating." |
| I loved this anime and the end was very good but they messed up in the end when they included Rin in that relay only to get them disqualified. I hope season will bring it. 7/10 |
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| So, Rei changes with Rin but they were disqualified lol. I like how the final episode finished the drama between Rin and the rest of the group. I'm glad that Rei has been contributing substantially in the last couple of episodes. Overall, it was a very good sport anime. It deals friendship and hard work in a satisfactory way. They told me that is a yaoi bait, I do not agree. If that were true, then Keijo!!!!!! is a yuri bait. It was a wonderful show. 8/10 for the anime. |
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| Ah! Had it not been so boring for the first part, because of all those whining, the episoid as a whole would have been more than good both in terms of plot and storytelling, given that after swimming, the concepts expressed were deep and closed the circle, giving a nice final season. However, overall, this anime series, I was not very passionate, so I close here the experience made with this TV series; perhaps because after so many years my tastes have changed, I do not say radically, but much compared to the past. 7/10 |
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| Uhm, I personally doubt Rin can become an olympic swimmer with such weak psychological state, too fragile for an athlete if I'm honest but well... that said, I must say that despite how exaggerated his outbursts were, Rin was probably my favorite character in this show with Rei being in second place. That aside, I didn't like how the conflict was solved, being honest. Basically Rin didn't give a fuck about his current team and not to mention that excluding Rei from the relay after all the efforts he put into becoming a better swimmer during the previous eps. was just... not right. I'm sure there were other ways to solve the problem but this one sure wasn't the best. Also, Rin's coach forgiving him just like it wasn't nothing was pretty unrealistic. He said he wanted him to swim as good as he did with Haru and co. but that will never happen since Rin's motivation is to swim ALONGSIDE his friends, not with Nitori nor the other club members we didn't even get to know... Overall, it was an average conclusion to an average "spokon" anime. 5/10 P.S.: The animation of the water during this episode was gorgeous tho. |
| So glad they swam together in the end though I did feel bad Rei didn't get to after all his training. I would have also enjoyed this more if it wasn't just about Haru and Rin most of the time, but about all of them as a team. 7/10 (I might change my score idk) |
| Wow-- watched the whole thing in one sitting. I like the character development. Really like the relationship between Haru and Makoto. I love the ending, it deserves an award!! Such a refreshing anime to watch. Kinda felt weird about leaving Rei out of the last race. And the freaking fake "Rin transferring to our class" got me so hard omg. I almost screamed and was instantaneously disappointed that it was a bait. This show reminded me a lot of Chihayafuru haha! |
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| after nearly 3 years of being in my list I finally finished the first season probably gonna watch the sequels in the summer I mean this is summer must I guess. this episode was plain beautiful last ep 9/10 overall 7/10 |
| In general, the season was not bad, but it was the worst ending. First, the whole team begged Rei to swim and then they simply ignored him and told foolish stories about Rin and in the end they left Rei behind. It seems to me that this is not at all like friendship and teamwork. They threw Ray, who shed sweat and trained with them for the senses of an old "friend" who didn't care about them. |
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| That was really something for Rei to sacrifice his chance in order for Rin to be able to swim with Haruka again, but it was well worth it, even if they did all get disqualified, because there's always next year. This was a lot of fun to watch. I should've watched this years ago. I'll definitely pick it up on Blu-ray someday. |
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| Adorable ending, it was nostalgic to rewatch this series. My first score of 7/10 still stands, it’s a hella cringy anime but has beautiful art and sound, and overall accomplished what it set out to do. I have mixed feelings on the yaoi pandering, it’s almost part of the charm of the show but queerbaiting is never cool onto s2! if my memory serves me well, this is where it gets really good ^_^ |
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| this is one more show to the "I like queerbaiting if it entertains me" list |
| This first season was pretty good. I like the characters it was funny, and it had emotional moments. Probably an 8/10 |
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| For the mess it was becoming, this was a really nice ending that resolved pretty much everything. Idk about you but I interpreted wanting to swim with someone in particular as liking them bc that's the only thing that makes sense. Somehow clever how they shot 2 birds with one stone with this anime being obscene queerbating and fanservice. If they just admitted to their feelings like normal people it would have been a smoother and better story. 7/10 |
| So much drama again, but I'm glad Rin and Rei finally made up. The race was pretty awesome, even though they got disqualified. Aww, that hug. :) Overall, this was a very good and entertaining first season. Definitely better than I expected. |
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